Stirring Thai Film ‘How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’ Has Won Over Both The Southeast Asian Box Office & The TikTok Generation
deadline.comWelcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s fortnightly strand in which we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories.
The industry is as globalized as it’s ever been, but breakout hits are appearing in pockets of the world all the time and it can be hard to keep track.
So we’re going to do the hard work for you. This week, we head to Thailand and take a peak at a stirring, emotional film.
How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies has broken box office records around Southeast Asia, with audiences lapping up the soulful tear-jerker and TikTok playing quite the role. Name: How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies Country: ThailandProducer: GDHInternational sales: WME Distribution: Southeast Asia, China, Japan, TaiwanFor fans of: The Farewell, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s films When Thai filmmaker Pat Boonnitipat set out to direct his debut feature How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies, his main goals were to make sure he finished it in time for his grandmother to watch the film and help with his family’s mirror- and glass-making business.
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